Rotary plug type valve



Dec. 8, 1953 R. B. RES EK 2,661,926

ROTARY PLUG TYPE VALVE Filed Aug. 10, 1950 JNVENTOR.

II Robert B. Resek 'F/ 5 BY Mn 92; M

Agent Patented Dec. 8, 1953 Barker Appliance Company;

:GlevelafidgOhima; corporaktioneof Ohio "Ap ilication August 10, 1950,:siia1 No.-'-178,67i

I 11 Claims.

This-invention relates to valves-and :paitioi-illrlyto'valves ofthe: rotary plug typeea'nd' in which individual "seeding elements are carried withintheivawe ports andfare" engageable with the va1ve p1ug'-for-- sealing "the ports frorirthe valvecharnber. V V I 7 Itis-an objeot o'fthe invention to provi i'e a valve of'the'type described in which a; minimum amountof effort-is required for 'turningthe valve blugto'various angi11arpositions. r M

It is; another object to provide a" rotary; ping type valve 'in which ar good indexing feel is provided for indicating; to the operator when the plug'is in a'seleoted angular position. 7 7 fit is another' object to" provide ex rotary plug type valve having individuai-sealingunits'looated intheivalve port and engageablewith the plu and inwhich there willflbea minimum: amonnt of'wear on both the'plug and-the"selin'g ele nent due :to" sliding engagement ther'ebetweenvwhei'i the"p1ug'is turned to various angu-lar' positions. It is another object to providea rotary iilng type valve having plug-engaging sealingelements within the valvemorlts {and-in which *the elements are: yieidably seated against the p1ug' at selected angutaryposit-ions of "the latter-but in which; the elements 'are' moved" out of contact with the plug when the latter j is moved to enguiarj positions intermediate the selected posit-ions. It isianother object of-theinvention to pro vide' certain "forms of valvesof the type described with sealing elements wmenmay be inov'ed e way from the valve plu'g when the l attter is rotaitd and in which themovement may-tram the phig is 'giiidegi so that theise'aling ammate-111 1106 tilt and will be" movecifree or the sme at a l points.

It is-anoth'er object oftheinventio'n to-p'ro'vide certain forms ofv'alves ofthetynedes'oi'ibed with means for "moving"- only "one; side of the; se iing element away fromflthevalve-plngfw en th t ter is moved away-froni'a=se1ected angina posi'- tion. 7

Other objects of the invention Wi11=.become"ap'-' parent from a detailed description and fro'mzthe drawings in which:

Fig: 1- iS-a} longitudinal 'sectional view'through a valve showing' the valve 'plugin a selected .an 'gillar position and with the port s'ealing elements in seatedposition against the valve-plug.

Fi 2 is a fragmentary-plan view'-of the va ve ping with' the port seiling e1ements-seated thereagainst. I v v H V Y Fig. 3 -is at-1ongitudina1 qiiartersebum-viewer the va 1ve:- shown in Fig. 1:: except with the valve plug -in an' intermediate position 91nd *With the port s'eet'ling element moved--out-of contaet with theval ve'plug. I

ZEig".- his a plan view of the va1ve--p1ug -in 4 an intermediate position corresponding to Fig'z-'3'-a nd with: a; fragmentary showing of the-plug sealing elements-intheiraposition out of contact with the plug.

Fig: 5 -is a longitiidinalquarter section view thi oug h a; modified form of va1ve in-which=mearis is provided for 6 movingonlyone side of theport sealing e ements-away f rom ithevalve plug;

-{As illustrateid -in the olrawings the invention eoinprises ahvalveasing l---havin:5a=va1ve fol-1am n'tihioi'i a valve plug '3 is' rotata'thly mourit v the illustrated embo dimentthe va'lve plug is shown as 'having 'ai spherical portion-which is adaiitd to serve: as a sealing surface. HOWE ever; in ather embodimentsor the: invention,= th'e valve iiiug may be formed witha Cylindrical sin race" instead-of ashheridal suifalee. 6

Thevalvecas-ing is forineq with radialports 4- -n d 5 1eaiiing to the' valve chamieer 2. Mounted within the ral'diai ports-A and 5 are ident'ical port sealinge1einents= 'ge'nera11y desiignated as B and '1;-respeetive15 Sinee they are alike 'agdescription of one will serve as a description of the -other,---e;nd -1ike n mbers are used to tisignette theioniponent par-ts 'o'fibc'ithi J v r The portsettling eiement e inlu'des ja carrier 8: of= met'al er -other herdmeterial havingfia deformble ori -rubber like seiling g esketr 9 meme iniir yeiid ,7 thereof. A fleXib1e*rubher like: die phragm [0' is -"o1ainped'to the outer-end. of =the earriefis ey-meeneei: 'oliow- 'bushiiig II; The encerma'r ingdrthe diaphragm Ni is seal'lin'gly emmped in he -bottomo'f: me ore counterbore poi't' adflfifi i 'ls, thiiattfi being held implaceliy screws ii or an'y Fother 'suitame' fas tening means. A spring lfi beair a gaifist: ithe biish-in'g 1' i and constantiyf: urges Quiet-port; sealing 'elenient 66'zinwardiy towardirtheevalveapiugnz: "ll ie*partion arides'igh .ofithefiport sealing elements li and 'l flocnot' form"=.pa;rt;of thi present invention ibut :is described an'd'=: tlaimedtin o=-i pending application Serial Numbers 15,645 filed March 18, 1948 and 135,809, filed December 29, 1949.

The valve casing includes an axial port i1 in the bottom wall thereof which also leads to the valve chamber 2. The valve plug 3 has a passage therethrough which comprises an axial branch l9 which is in constant register with the axial port l1 and a radial branch 18 which may be shifted to various selected angular positions including positions in which it will register with either of the casing ports 4 or 5.

One end of the valve plug is formed with a stem 20 which is adapted to project through a hole 2| in the upper wall 22 of the valve casing. The outer end of the stem is slabbed as at 23 so that a suitable handle, not shown, may be attached thereto for rotating the valve plug. The stem is sealed by a packing 24 which is urged against the casing wall 22 by a spring 25.

The valve plug is journalled within the valve casing by bearing rings located at either end of the plug. Rings 26 and 21 are press fitted within counterbores in the valve casing and rings 28 and 29 are press fitted upon cylindrical extensions 30 and 3| of the valve plug.

Beneath the bearing rings 28 and 29 are mounted cam rings 34 and 35, the ring 34 being non-rotatably fixed to the plug by means of the pin 36 as shown in Figure 2 and ring is fixed to the plug by a similar pin not shown. The cam rings are formed of metal or other hard material which will have a relatively low coefficient of friction when in engagement with the carrier members 8.

Each of the cam rings 34 and 35 are provided with a series of cut-outs 31 along their outer margin. The cut-outs are similarly spaced about the periphery of both rings and the rings are so mounted upon the valve plug that the cut-outs 31 for the rings 34 are in alignment with the similar cut-outs of the rings 35. The cam rings 34 and 35 are located opposite the inner end of the port sealing elements 6 and 1. The diameter of the rings is such that when the curved portions 38 between the cut-outs 31 are moved opposite the port sealing elements 6 and 1, the latter will be moved radially outward so that the gaskets 9 will be out of contact with the valve plug as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. On the other hand, the cut-outs 31 are so dimensioned that when they are opposite the port sealing elements 6 and 1 the cam rings 34 and 35 will be out of contact with the port sealing elements and the gaskets 9 will be moved into contact with the valve plug as shown inFigures 1 and 2 due to the action of the springs 15.

By reference to the figures it will be seen that in any selected angular position of the plug in which any of the cut-outs 31 are opposite the port sealing elements 6 and 1, the latter will be in sealing contact with the valve plug 3. As soon as the plug is started to be rotated from such selected position, the cam surfaces 38 will engage the port sealing elements and move them out of contact with the valve plug. As soon as a new pair of cut-outs 31 come into alignment with the port sealing elements, the latter will again be permitted to engage in sealing contact with the valve plug.

Thus, during the greater part of the turning movement from one selected position to the other the sealing elements will be moved outwardly and held in a position with the rubber-like gasket 9 out of contact with the valve plug. The

coefficient of friction between the hard cam rings and carrier 8 is less than that between the valve plug 3 and the rubber-like gaskets 9 hence there will be less frictional resistance to turning of the plug when gaskets 9 are unseated from the plug than if they were permitted to remain seated thereagainst. Since the gaskets 9 are lifted out of frictional contact with the valve plug when the latter is rotated it is not necessary to provide highly polished surfaces on the valve plug for minimizing frictional resistance with the gaskets 9.

The present method of moving the valve sealing elements out of contact with the valve plug when turning the latter from one selected position to another not only serves to reduce the amount of turning force required but also provides a highly satisfactory indexing indicator for the valve. When the valve plug is in a selected angular position with a pair of cut-outs 31 opposite the sealing elements 6 and 1, as viewed in Fig. 2, a relatively high turning force is required to be applied to the valve plug to cause the cam rings to move the sealing elements against the action of the springs I5 so that the gaskets 9 are out of contact with the valve plug. As soon as the gaskets are out of contact and the curved cam surfaces 38 are riding against the carriers 8 there will be relatively less turning force required to rotate the valve plug. When a new pair of cut-outs 31 is brought into registration with the valve sealing elements the gaskets 9 again come in contact with the valve plug. The difierence in the amount of turning force required to rotate the plug when it is in a selected position with the cut-outs 31 opposite the carriers 8 and with the gaskets 9 in contact with the plug as compared with the force required to rotate the plug in an intermediate position with the curved portions 38 opposite the carriers and with the gaskets 9 out of contact with the plug is suflicient to provide a definite feel to the hand of the operator so that he can readily tell when a new pair of cut-outs 31 has come opposite the sealing elements and hence when a new selected angular position of the valve plug has been reached.

In the form of the invention as shown in Figures 1 and 3, the valve plug has been fitted with cam rings 34 and 35 at either end of the plug so that eachport sealing element will be contacted simultaneously at diametrically opposite points. This causes the valve sealing element to be moved away from the valve plug at both the upper and lower ends as viewed in the drawings. In this form of the invention it is preferable to form the carrier 8 and the bushing H so as to closely fit within the opposed wall surfaces of the casing port 4 and the counterbore 16 of the port adapted so that the sealing element cannot tilt sidewards to drag one side of the gasket 9 against the plug 3 as the latter is rotating. In other words, the valve sealing element is guided in its movement away from the valve plug so that no part of the gasket 9 will touch the plug while thelatter is in an itermediate position between selected positions.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 5 the valve plug has been fitted with only a single cam ring 34 at the upper end of the plug as viewed in the drawing. In such case enough clearance may be provided between the carrier 8 and the port bore 4 and between the bushing H and the adapter counterbore IE so that the sealing element may tilt slightly as shown. With eye stance "to tamin "of i i i I 7 r m dcciiig tne*tcrcrre reqcire to rotate"tli'e"valvapidgfthe unseating of the port sea-ling L elements: greatly reducesgthe amount-of wear between the gaskets 9 and the valve plug to provide a italve of -ldngr life. .1

without departing from the scope of the present invention. Also'," altlidugh"tlie"drawings illustrate a valve body having two radial ports and one axial port, it is obvious at. the number and spacing oftheradi'alparts fnafbe varied and also that the axial port may be omitted. If such changes are made, the passage through the plug and the number and spacing of the cut-outs 31 should be changed accordingly.

I claim: a

1. A valve comprising a casing having a valve chamber and a port leading thereto, a valve plug mounted in said chamber and rotatable to selected angular positions, said plug having a sealing surface, a sealing element movably mounted in said port, a yieldable element holding the sealing element'in engagement with the sealing surface of the plug in selected angular positions of said plug, and a cam surface on the plug engageable with said sealing element for moving said sealing element out of contact with said plug when the latter is moved to an angular position intermediate said selected positions.

2. A valve comprising a casing having a valve chamber and a port leading thereto, a valve plug mounted in said chamber and rotatable to selected angular positions, a sealingelement movably mounted in said port, a yieldable element holding the sealing element in engagement with the plug in selected angular positions of said plug, and a cam carried by said plug and engageable with said Sealing element for moving said sealing element out of contact with said plug when the latter is moved to an angular position intermediate said selected positions.

3. A valve comprising a casing having a valve chamber and a port leading thereto, a valve plug mounted in said chamber and rotatable to selected angular positions, a sealing element movably mounted in said port and having a sealing surface engageable with the plug in selected angular positions of said plug, a spring constantly urging said sealing element toward said plug, and a cam rotatable with said plug and engageable with said sealing element for moving said sealing element against said spring and out of contact with said plug when saidplug is moved from one of said selected positions.

4. A valve comprising a casing having a valve chamber and a port leading thereto, a valve plug mounted in said chamber and rotatable to selected angular positions, a sealing element movably mounted in said port, a yieldable element holding the sealing element in engagement with the plug in selected angular positions of said plug, and a cam carried by said plug and engageable with said sealing element for moving said sealing element out of contact with at least a portion of said plug when said plug is moved to an angular position intermediate said selected positions.

plug and "hence the easing mange-a" g 'thereto, valve-plug ndrotatable :Lto' ition asealmg lementimov in yieidable engagem" exit; with G n i p siticnsersaidpiug,

iatteais msveu o said plu gi' a carcasses-niece: oethe mu afid' turnable therewith, said cams being engageable with said sealing element at spaced points for moving said sealing element out of engagement with said plug when the latter is moved from a selected angular position to an intermediate position.

'7. A valve comprising a casing having a valve chamber and a port leading thereto, a valve plug mounted in said chamber and rotatable to selected angular positions, a sealing element movably mounted in said port and having an annular sealing surface adapted to be seated against said plug by the action of a spring, said element having an abutment surface surrounding said sealing surface, a cam carried by said plug and engageable with said abutment surface for unseating said element from said plug when the latter is moved to an angular position intermediate said selected positions.

8. A valve comprising a casing having a valve chamber and a plurality of ports leading thereto, a valve plug mounted in said chamber and having a passage therethrough, said plug being rotatable to selected angular positions for registering said passage with selected ports, an annular sealing element in at least one of said ports and having a deformable sealing surface adapted to surround said passage and to be seated against said plug by the action of a spring when said passage is in register with the port containing said element, said element having an abutment surface exteriorly of said sealing surface and presented toward said plug, and a projection on said plug and engageable with said abutment surface for unseating said element from said plug when the latter, is rotated to move the passage out of register with the port containing said element.

9. A valve comprising a casing having a valve chamber and a port leading thereto, a valve plug mounted in said chamber and rotatable to selected angular positions, a sealing element movably mounted in said port and adapted to seat against said plug, a cam carried by said rotor, said cam being out of contact with said element when said plug is in a selected angular position, a yieldable member for urging said element into seating engagement with said plug when said cam is out of engagement with said element, said cam being engageable with said element when the plug is moved from a selected angular position whereby said element is unseated from said plug.

10. A valve comprising a casing having a valve chamber and a plurality of radial ports leading thereto, a valve plug mounted in said chamber and having a passage therethrough, said plug a see being rotatable to selected angular positions for registering said passage with selected ports, an annular sealing element in each of said ports spring seated against said plug when the latter is in any of said selected positions, a. camming ring attached to said plug and having cutouts opposite each of said ports when the plug is in any selected position, said ring having cam surfaces between said cutouts, said cam surfaces being adapted to engage said sealing elements for unseating the same when the plug is rotated to a position intermediate said selected positions.

ll. A valve comprising a casing having a valve chamber and a port leading thereto, a valve plug mounted in said chamber and rotatable to selected angular positions, an annular sealing element pressed into engagement with the plug by a spring in selected angular positions of said plug, a cam at each end of the plug and turnable therewith, said cams being engageable with said seal- References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,191,232 Heinen Feb. 20, 1940 2,297,161 Newton Sept. 29, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 606,916 Great Britain of 1948 

